A Good Monk

On my mission, I've begun to think of missionaries as a fair bit like monks. Missionaries are somewhat sheltered from the distractions of the world to focus on serving God and their fellowmen.

It made me laugh that my mom saw that connection as well and sent me this.  Replacing monk with missionary was really a riot, though seriously, it's not like you might think.

A Good Monk…

• Will not think too much of his own comfort
• Will not be tempted by rich food
• Will not make noise in the cloister
• Will not argue with brother monks
• Will not be disorderly in church
• Will not be careless
• Will not disregard senior monks
• Will not become lazy as an old monk
• Will not want his own way
• Will not think of the world outside